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BOOKHART, PFLOCK, OBRYAN, MANGENO, TRUMAN, DEVITO, CAMPBELL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/15/2014 at 19:22:53

In Response To: death and marriage records (Judith Kittleson)

I located quite a bit of information for you including an obituary for Walter Pflock. Since it was published in the Moville, Iowa newspaper, it appears that he died in Woodbury County. The obituary states that he and Amy Bookhart were married in July 1918.

Obituary:
Lawton, IA -- Walter Pflock was born in Freldricksroda, Germany, August 24, 1896, and died after a lingering illness on March 27, 1920, aged 23 years, 7 months, 3 days. He came to America May 13, 1913, and in July, 1918, was married to Miss Amy Bookhart. He was confirmed in the German Lutheran church. Deceased is survived by his wife, father and mother in Germany, two brothers in America, two brothers In Germany, four sisters in Germany, and a large number of friends in the land of his adoption and in the Fatherland.

Moville Mail - Moville, Iowa
March 25, 1920

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Mrs. Amy Pflock, youngest daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Bookhart, and Martin O'Bryan were married at Parker, S. D., Monday, September 18. They will make their home on the Bookhart farm south of Lawton.

Moville Mail - Moville, Iowa
September 28, 1933

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According to the South Dakota Marriage record, "Martin Obryan" was aged 37 and Amie Pflock was of "legal age" at the time of their marriage. This is what I located for you:

Martin Thomas O'Bryan was born on May 2, 1895 in Wheaton, Kansas [WW I Draft Registration in Pennington County, South Dakota]; enumerated in 1900 Census with his parents James and Malinda O'Bryan in Sheridan, Holt, Nebraska; [Roll: 930; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111]; married Goldie May Mangeno on November 9, 1921 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota; married Dora Truman between 1925-1930; enumerated in 1930 Census, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, living with Dora and her three children by two previous marriages. Two daughters born to Martin and Dora: Jeanette Shirley O'Bryan on June 3, 1930 in Sioux City and Marlene Celestia O'Bryan on February 1, 1932 in Sioux City. Dora and Martin divorced between 1932 and 1933 when he married Amy Pflock on September 18, 1933; In 1940, he is enumerated with another wife, Lillian and living in Sioux City. The 1940 census states that both Martin and Lillian were living in Sioux City in 1935. If this is all correct, then Amy (Bookhart) Pflock and Martin O'Bryan were only married a short time from 1933 to 1934 or 1935. In 1940, Amy O'Bryan is enumerated as Divorced and living in Moville Township, Woodbury County, Iowa. Martin died on January 20, 1978 and is buried in South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska. [Findagrave]

Both of Martin's daughters are deceased. The obituaries are as follows:

Jeanette Shirley DeVito, age 79, of Milford, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 is Milford Hospital. She was born on June 3, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa to the late Martin and Dora Truman O’Bryan. She proudly served in the US Army at Fort Riley, Kansas. Before retiring, she was a supply officer at the Veteran’s Hospital in West Haven. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening. Ms. DeVito is survived by her son Brian DeVito of Wellsford, SC, daughter Michelle and her husband Jack Connor of Milford, brother Roger Bush of Clearfield, UT and longtime companion Frank Parana of Milford and grandchildren Jennifer Connor, James Connor, Danielle DeVito and Rebecca DeVito. A memorial service will be held on Friday October 9, 2009 in the Mary Taylor Methodist Church, Broad St., Milford at 10:00 am and is being handled by the Smith & Sefcik Funeral Home, 135 Broad St., Milford. Donations can be made in her name to Alzheimers Assoc., 279 New Britain Rd., Suite 5, Kensington, CT 06037.

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OGDEN - Marlene Celestia O"Bryan Campbell, 71, passed away November 6, 2003. Born February 1, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa to Dora Celeste Truman and Martin Thomas O"Bryan, she was the youngest of ten children. She, along with her mother and brothers and sisters moved to Ogden, Utah shortly after World War II. She enjoyed telling stories of her spirited youth, a fun loving teen playing along the river bottoms and hanging out at the old Berthana skating rink. She has been happily married to John Leslie Campbell since 1972. She had three sons and a daughter. She also enjoyed time spent with her stepchildren. She was a loving wife and mother and will be missed by family and friends alike. She enjoyed the simpler things in life. She liked reading books and watching movies, camping and fishing in the summer time and in the winter just sitting in a warm room by a window watching the snow falling as she did her crochet.

Survived by her husband and friend, Johnny, four children, six stepchildren and eight grandchildren. Also survived by a brother, Roger Earl Bush and sister, Jeanette Shirley Devito. Family members would like to thank the Vista Hospice Care staff for their warm kindness and heartfelt assistance. A private viewing will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. at Leavitt"s Mortuary followed by graveside services at 1:00 p.m. at Leavitt"s Aultorest Memorial Park, 836 36th St., Ogden.

Standard-Examiner -- Ogden, UT
November 10, 2003

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